Area Schools Organisation Officer - North Kent

Working with the Assistant Director Education for North Kent, the main focus of this role will be to support him in leading the commissioning process to plan and secure high quality school places across the area covering Dartford, Gravesham and Sevenoaks. The role encompasses all phases of education, including special schools and PRUs.

The team that this post sits within, is also seen as a first point of contact for schools in the area. Therefore, this role will offer exposure to an exciting and varied range of other issues relating to schools, education providers and the local authority which may include, buildings and site issues, school organisation and emergency planning and resilience.

In this role you will be able to demonstrate your proactive and reactive skills in providing excellent service and support to education providers by building effective working relationships with colleagues across the county council and with partner agencies and stakeholders.

You will need to communicate and work with MPs, KCC Members, District and Borough Councils, parents/carers and a broad range of professionals within the education system, particularly Headteachers, with whom you will support the Assistant Director in building successful relationships.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational, communication and written skills as well as an ability to analyse, manage and present information and respond to complex and time-sensitive queries.

Reporting directly to the Assistant Director Education for North Kent, you will be joining a team of people who are committed to the provision of the highest standards of education to the children and young people of Kent., This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.